Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on Hungary has been shattered by Péter Magyar’s center-right Tisza party, proving that even rigged electoral systems can be overcome by unified opposition. The upset is a watershed moment for democratic resilience and a symbolic defeat for global populism.
Eric Swalwell’s abrupt withdrawal from California’s gubernatorial race after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced reveals how post-#MeToo accountability continues to reshape Democratic politics differently than Republican politics, throwing the state’s most consequential electoral contest into disarray.
Trump’s personal attack on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war reopens a critical breach with Catholic voters and exposes his contempt for moral authority he cannot control, a gamble that could cost him support in the 2026 midterms.
Georgia’s 14th Congressional District votes today in a special runoff between Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene. The outcome could tighten the House majority to its thinnest margin yet.
Iran has rejected a proposed 45-day ceasefire as Trump sets an 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to reduce the country to rubble. Oil markets are whipsawing, Saudi Arabia just raised crude prices to record premiums, and the only diplomatic track left is being run by countries that are not the United States.
Newly released FOIA documents reveal the U.S. Marshals Service deputized Elon Musk’s private security team as federal agents, then waived basic training requirements so they could carry weapons in government buildings. The waivers were approved in three days. The implications for federal law enforcement standards are staggering.
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With Pam Bondi out and Todd Blanche in, Trump has installed the attorney who defended him in his criminal trials as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. The appointment raises urgent questions about DOJ independence, the Epstein files, and whether the Justice Department now functions as the president’s personal legal team.
Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments, and what he witnessed was a bipartisan demolition of his birthright citizenship executive order. Even his own judicial appointees weren’t buying it. A new study reveals the policy would disproportionately harm Asian immigrants, not the communities the administration has centered in its messaging.
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Trump’s first prime-time address on the Iran war was 19 minutes of recycled talking points, debunked claims, and zero exit strategy. The markets saw right through it, oil surged 10%, and two-thirds of Americans still oppose the war.
At least 33 pardoned Jan. 6 defendants have been arrested, charged, or sentenced for new crimes since Trump’s mass clemency, including child molestation, child pornography, kidnapping, and conspiracy to murder FBI agents. Two March 2026 sentencings put the pattern in sharp focus.
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Tuesday in Trump v. Barbara, the administration’s challenge to birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. Every lower court has struck down Trump’s executive order. But the stakes of even a partial ruling for the government could create what legal scholars are calling constitutional chaos for proving who is and isn’t an American.
More than 8 million Americans turned out for the third No Kings protest on Saturday, making it the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. Bruce Springsteen performed in St. Paul, Bernie Sanders spoke, and 3,300 events spanned all 50 states. But the movement still lacks the one thing that turns protests into political power: a unified demand.
The third No Kings protest on March 28 is expected to draw over 9 million Americans to more than 3,100 events across all 50 states, with Bruce Springsteen headlining the flagship rally in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled it will strike down state laws allowing mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day. With 14 states and D.C. affected, the ruling could reshape how millions vote in the November midterms.
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Three days after a federal judge ruled Pentagon press restrictions unconstitutional, the Defense Department shut down Correspondents’ Corridor and plans to banish reporters to an external annex. The New York Times says it’s going back to court.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled only one cut in 2026 as inflation projections climbed and the Iran war clouds the economic outlook. Here’s what it means for your wallet.
An NPR investigation reveals federal immigration officers are collecting DNA from American citizens arrested during protests, building a biometric database of political dissent across at least three states.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing to lead DHS turned into a three-hour spectacle, with the committee’s own Republican chairman questioning whether a man who applauds violence against colleagues should run the nation’s largest law enforcement agency.
